Don't Tell Me chords by Mike Beck

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
G+G C majorC A minorAm G/BG/B C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
G MajorG B minorBm C majorC D MajorD  x2
C majorC D MajorD  G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD A minorAm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD


Verse 1:
     G+G         B minorBm       C majorC            D MajorD
I want to saddle my horse in darkness, trot out through the mornin’ dew;
     G+G      B minorBm          C majorC    D MajorD
I want to breathe some air that’s never been breathed.
     G+G         B minorBm          C majorC         D MajorD
I want to drink the wine of freedom and toast the good ones that we knew;
     A minorAm   B minorBm   C majorC     D MajorD    G+G  D MajorD
I want to count a million stars and think of you.

Verse 2:
      G+G         B minorBm        C majorC        D MajorD
I wanna see one more hometown rodeo where it’s hats off for the flag;
    G+G         B minorBm         C majorC  D MajorD
Yeah we cheer the buckin’ horse and the wild ride.
     G+G        B minorBm         C majorC      D MajorD
I want to put a hole in my TV set and let the silence ring true;
     A minorAm   B minorBm   C majorC     D MajorD    G+G  D MajorD
I want to count a million stars and think of you.


Chorus:
  G+G     B minorBm     C majorC        D MajorD
So don’t tell me that the West is dead and gone,
      G+G    B minorBm       C majorC         D MajorD
Yeah 'cause my heart can’t stand to hear that sad old song.
       C majorC        D MajorD           G+G   D/F#D/F#    E minorEm D MajorD
And if you’re sayin’ “Son, you missed it all,” here’s hopin’ that you’re wrong.
A minorAm     B minorBm   C majorC    D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Don’t tell me it’s dead and gone.


Verse 3:
       G+G            B minorBm         C majorC      D MajorD
I want to see one more Charlie Russell print in some old rundown café,
   G+G      B minorBm        C majorC  D MajorD
Where old men and coffee tell their tales.
     G+G         B minorBm      C majorC            D MajorD
I want to ride out with the wagon and the scent of the springtime sage;
     A minorAm    B minorBm     C majorC    D MajorD    G+G  D MajorD
I want to keep the wind at my back on down the trail.

Chorus:
  G+G     B minorBm     C majorC        D MajorD
So don’t tell me that the West is dead and gone,
      G+G    B minorBm       C majorC         D MajorD
Yeah 'cause my heart can’t stand to hear that sad old song.
       C majorC        D MajorD           G+G   D/F#D/F#    E minorEm D MajorD
And if you’re sayin’ “Son, you missed it all,” here’s hopin’ that you’re wrong.
A minorAm     B minorBm   C majorC    D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Don’t tell me it’s dead and gone.


Instrumental:
G+G B minorBm C majorC D MajorD   x2
C majorC D MajorD G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD A minorAm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD


Verse 4:
       G+G     B minorBm         C majorC          D MajorD
I want to see suntanned cowgirl cheeks with long braids 'neath a hat;
     G+G         B minorBm         C majorC  D MajorD
Hear the summer rain on the roof at a country dance.
     G+G          B minorBm       C majorC          D MajorD
And we’ll ride out our raging storms till the light comes shining through,
      A minorAm   B minorBm   C majorC     D MajorD    G+G  D MajorD
Then we’ll count a million stars and think of you.


Outro:
  G+G     B minorBm     C majorC        D MajorD
So don’t tell me that the West is dead and gone,
      G+G    B minorBm       C majorC         D MajorD
Yeah 'cause my heart can’t stand to hear that sad old song.
       C majorC        D MajorD           G+G   D/F#D/F#    E minorEm D MajorD
And if you’re sayin’ “Son, you missed it all,” here’s hopin’ that you’re wrong.
A minorAm  B minorBm  C majorC   A minorAm  B minorBm  C majorC  A minorAm  B minorBm  C majorC    D MajorD    G+G B minorBm C majorC  G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
Don’t tell me, no don't tell me, don't tell me it’s dead and gone.